Yep, he is comic nerd. Whedon wrote X-Men and Runaways comics in addition to executive produce his own comics (Fray, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dr Horrible...). In 2001 he was ready to write and direct an Iron Man movie but declined in order to keep his TV shows.
Jeph Loeb, before his tenure as head of Marvel TV, signed with Mutant Enemy (Whedon's production company) to run Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated series.